Re: gEDA-user: Trouble with CONN_USB

[Olof Tångrot <olof.tangrot@xxxxxxxxx>]

It worked using the instructions in the FAQ, thanks!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "gEDA user mailing list" <geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Trouble with CONN_USB


> Olof,
>
> you'll generally want symbols that match your footprints.  the symbols may 
> be very specific, or very generic.  In any event, you want the pins on the 
> symbol to coincide with the pins on the footprints.  pin 1 needs to match 
> up with pin 1.
>
> The symbols only need two attributes to go from gschem to pcb using 
> gsch2pcb:  refdes= and footprint=.
>
> you can use gattrib to quickly add footprints to the elements in your 
> layout before running gsch2pcb.
>
> you can see the script on Luciani's website to see how to force gsch2pcb 
> to find a specific directory of footprints.
>
> As for symbols, you can probably get what you need from the geda library 
> included with the program.  you WILL have to check the pin-numbering 
> though.  As a default each pin in a symbol should have:
>
> pinnumber=#
> pinseq=#
> pinlabel=# pintype=<value>
>
> usually pinnumber, pinseq, and pinlabel can all be the same, i.e. "1" for 
> pin one on a chip or capacitor.
>
> hope this helps.  there is file called the 'master attribute document' 
> that's easy to find.
>
> the gsch2pcb system seems really slow at first, but it will save you TONS 
> of time down the road.
>
> Phil
>
>
> Olof Tångrot wrote:
> > Thanks John, but how do I make these land patterns integrate with symbols 
> > I create in gschem? And how do I make gsch2pcb recognize them when I want 
> > to create a netlist?
> >
> > Olof
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "gEDA user mailing list" <geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <geda-user@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Trouble with CONN_USB
> >
> >
> > On 10/21/06, Olof Tångrot <olof.tangrot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > HI there.
> >
> > > Where do I find the solution?
> > >
> > > Regards Olof
> >
> > I have a USB Type B connector at
> >
> > http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html#Connector
> >
> > (* jcl *)
>
>
>
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